Models for Lessons Thinking about planning The Verbs

Models for Lessons Thinking about planning

The Verbs of Doing Mathematics • • Explaining Investigating Exploring Interpreting Analyzing Describing Deriving Reasoning • • Justifying Proving Conjecturing Calculating Examining Constructing Grappling Engaging

The Traditional Approach: Probably what your math class looked like. Teacher Directed Lesson Practise Problem Solving Application

Problem Solving A Problem. Based Approach Scenario Activity & Conversation Teacher Facilitated Sharing Clarify - Refine - Practise - Apply

Three part lesson model Getting Ready Before During After • Activate prior knowledge • Present the problem • Be sure expectations are clear Students Work • Let go! • Listen carefully • Observe and Assess Class Discourse • Accept student solutions with interest, yet neutrality • Conduct discussion as students justify and evaluate results From Van de Walle

A model for lesson planning

Essential components of a lesson plan • Lesson Purpose: – What is the overall purpose of the lesson? – Think about how this fits within the unit plan and the year plan • Student Outcomes – Be sure to state the specific curriculum outcomes (SCOs) from your document – You may elaborate on these in greater detail as well.

Essential components of a lesson plan • Prior Knowledge: – What will students need to know to achieve the goals of the lesson? – Will there be a need to do a mini-lesson? • Lesson Details – How will you introduce the lesson? – What will you do to activate prior knowledge? – How will you ensure that all students are clear about what they need to do? – How will I organize my classroom?

Essential components of a lesson plan • Lesson Details – Who’s doing the math? – What will students do? – How will you plan to include all students in the learning? Extensions and adaptations – How will you facilitate effective mathematical discourse and encourage sharing of ideas?

Essential components of a lesson plan • Materials – What resources are necessary? – Be sure to include copies of everything you would hand out to students (worksheets, assignments, activity cards, etc. ). • Closure – How will you conclude the lesson? – How will students clarify and refine? – What additional practice and application is necessary?

Essential components of a lesson plan • Assessment – How will you assess student learning? – What evidence will you gather to demonstrate student learning? – Include any assessment tools you would use as part of the lesson including question prompts, assessment questions, assignment sheets, journal prompts, etc. – How will you use this evidence for future planning, evaluating and reporting? • Professional Growth Targets